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Kieran Richardson

Manchester United FC

 8 appearances, 2 debut goals

P 8 W 6 D 1 L 1 F 17: A 6
*(actual F x: A x)
81% successful
2005-06

disciplined: none
captain: none
minutes played: 168

Profile
Full name Kieran Edward Richardson (*Actual for and against are the goals scored
while the player was on the field.)
Born 21 October 1984 in Greenwich, Greater London [registered in Greenwich, November 1984].
notes: Greenwich became part of the Greater London County Registration in 1965.
Height/Weight 5' 9", 10st. 11lbs [2004].

Source

various Jack Rollins' Sky Sports Yearbooks and various Barry Hugman's PFA Yearbooks.

Club Career
Club(s) A Manchester United FC trainee, before signing professionally in 2001. He was loaned to West Bromwich Albion FC on 31 January 2005 for the remainder of the season, making twelve league appearances, scoring three goals.  After 41 Premier League appearances for United, and two goals, Richardson transferred to Sunderland AFC on 16 July 2007 for £5½ million. Another 134 league appearances followed, with a return of fourteen goals. Richardson joined Fulham FC for £2 million on transfer deadline day, 31 August 2012. After 45 league appearances, and five goals, he signed for Aston Villa FC on 11 July 2014. He made 33 Premier League appearances up until 10 June 2016, when Villa were relegated and his contract expired. On 12 October, Richardson was signed by Cardiff City FC, making just six Championship appearances, before being released on 29 December. The following spring, he had an unsuccessful trial with Granada CF.
Club honours FA Youth Cup winners 2002-03; FA Community Shield winners 2003; Football League Cup winners 2005-06; Premier League Champions 2006-07; FA Cup runners-up 2014-15;
Individual honours None
Distinctions None

Source

various Jack Rollins' Sky Sports Yearbooks and various Barry Hugman's PFA Yearbooks.

England Career
Player number 1136th player to appear for England.
BME number The 49th BME player at Senior level.
Position(s) Midfielder
First match No. 827, 28 May 2005, United States 1 England 2, an end-of-season tour match at Soldier Field, Near South Side, Chicago, injured off (59), aged 20 years 219 days.
Last match No. 848, 15 November 2006, Netherlands 1 England 1, a friendly match at Amsterdam ArenA, Amsterdam, substitute (78), aged 22 years 25 days.
Major tournaments None
Team honours Tournoi Espoirs de Toulon (U21) runners-up 1988;
Individual honours England U21 (twelve appearances, one cap)
Distinctions None

Beyond England

Gave up his career in football to become a Born-again Christian

 

Kieran Richardson - Career Statistics
Squads Apps comp. apps Starts Sub on Sub off Mins. Goals goals ave.min comp. goals Capt. Disc.
12 8 4 1 7 1 168 2 68 min 0 none none
minutes are an approximation, due to the fact that many matches rarely stick to exactly ninety minutes long, allowing time for injuries and errors.

 

Kieran Richardson - Match Record - All Matches
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
Home 3 3 0 0 10 0 +10 0 3 3.333 0.00 100.0 +3
Away 4 2 1 1 4 4 =0 1 1 1.00 1.00 62.5 +1
Neutral 1 1 0 0 3 2 +1 0 0 3.00 2.00 100.0 +1
All 8 6 1 1 17 6 +11 1 4 2.125 0.75 81.3 +5

 

Kieran Richardson - Match Record - By Colour of Shirt
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
White 7 5 1 1 13 6 +7 1 3 1.857 0.857 78.6 +4
Red 1 1 0 0 4 0 +4 0 1 4.00 0.00 100.0 +1
All 8 6 1 1 17 6 +11 1 4 2.125 0.75 81.3 +5

 

Kieran Richardson - Match Record - By Type of Match
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L

WCP

 2 2 0 0 2 0 +2 0 2 1.00 0.00 100.0 +2
WCF 0 0 0 0 0 0 =0 0 0 0.00 0.00 0.00 =0
World Cup 2 2 0 0 2 0 +2 0 2 1.00 0.00 100.0 +2

ECP

 2 1 0 1 5 2 +3 1 1 2.50 1.00 50.0 =0
ECF 0 0 0 0 0 0 =0 0 0 0.00 0.00 0.00 =0
European Championship 2 1 0 1 5 2 +3 1 1 2.50 1.00 50.0 =0
Friendly 4 3 1 0 10 4 +6 0 1 2.50 1.00 87.5 +3
All 8 6 1 1 17 6 +11 1 4 2.125 0.75 81.3 +5

 

Kieran Richardson - Match Record - Tournament Matches
World Cup Preliminary Competition
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
WCP 2 2 0 0 2 0 +2 0 2 1.00 0.00 100.0 +2
WCP All 2 2 0 0 2 0 +2 0 2 1.00 0.00 100.0 +2
European Championship Preliminary Competition
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
ECP 2 1 0 1 5 2 +3 1 1 2.50 1.00 50.0 =0
ECP All 2 1 0 1 5 2 +3 1 1 2.50 1.00 50.0 =0
All Competition
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
WC 2 2 0 0 2 0 +2 0 2 1.00 0.00 100.0 +2
EC 2 1 0 1 5 2 +3 1 1 2.50 1.00 50.0 =0
All 4 3 0 1 7 2 +5 1 3 1.75 0.50 75.0 +2

 

Kieran Richardson - Match History
 Club: Manchester United F.C. - 8 full appearances

Coach: Sven-Göran Eriksson - 4 full capsx

Age 20
1 827 28 May 2005 - United States 1 England 2, Soldier Field, Chicago tour AW Start 4, 44 off 59 8
2 828 31 May 2005 - Colombia 2 England 3, Giants Stadium, East Rutherford NW sub 73 14
3 830 3 September 2005 - Wales 0 England 1, The Millennium Stadium, Cardiff WCP AW sub 84 16
- 831 7 September 2005 - Northern Ireland 1 England 0, Windsor Park, Belfast  AL squad member
4 832 8 October 2005 - England 1 Austria 0, Old Trafford, Manchester WCP HW sub 81 16
- 833 12 October 2005 - England 2 Poland 1, Old Trafford, Manchester HW squad member
- 835 1 March 2006 - England 2 Uruguay 1, Old Trafford, Manchester Fr HW unused sub 17
x

Coach: Steve McClaren - 4 full capsx

5 843 16 August 2006 - England 4 Greece 0, Old Trafford, Manchester Fr HW sub 69 21
6 844 2 September 2006 - England 5 Andorra 0, Old Trafford, Manchester ECP HW sub 64 15
- 845 6 September 2006 - FYR Macedonia 0 England 1, Gradski Stadion, Skopje AW squad member
- 846 7 October 2006 - England 0 FYR Macedonia 0, Old Trafford, Manchester ECP HD squad member
7 847 11 October 2006 - Croatia 2 England 0, Stadion Maksimir, Zagreb AL sub 72 14
8 848 15 November 2006 - Netherlands 1 England 1, Amsterdam ArenA, Amsterdam Fr AD sub 78 14

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